Florida: Militant’s Benefactor Released

A benefactor of an anti-Castro Cuban militant, Luis Posada Carriles, has been released from immigration custody. A lawyer for the benefactor, Santiago Alvarez, said his client was thrilled. Mr. Alvarez pleaded guilty in 2006 to weapons charges related to what the government called a plot to overthrow Fidel Castro. Mr. Alvarez, a Miami developer, then got more time for refusing to testify against Mr. Posada in an immigration fraud case. Prosecutors said Mr. Alvarez was on a boat that secretly ferried Mr. Posada from Mexico to Miami in 2005.

A version of this brief appears in print on October 23, 2009, on Page A20 of the New York edition with the headline: Florida: Militant’s Benefactor Released. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe